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Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops Asking Rents in San Francisco Are Ticking Up, But… Benchmark Mortgage Rate Poised to Inch Down Asking Rents in Oakland Tick Up, Down Year-Over-Year Index Versus Reality for Another “Over Asking!” Sale
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Big Plans for a Bernal Heights Infill Project in Play

February 10, 2023

As designed by Kerman Morris Architects and rendered below, plans for two new condos to rise on the undeveloped Bernal Heights lot at 1513 York Street have been drafted, but…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Mortgage Rates Inch Up, Odds of Rate Hikes As Well

February 10, 2023

Having briefly slipped under 6 percent, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched back up to 6.12 percent over the past week as the fed confirmed expectations for…

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Motivated Seller Still Seeking Offers for a Luxury View Home

February 8, 2023

Built in 2009 and hidden behind a relatively modest façade, the single-family home at 60 Clarendon Avenue steps down the slope of Clarendon Heights to yield 3,650 square feet of…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Trends

High-End Pied-à-Terre Relisted at a Loss

February 7, 2023

Purchased for $925,000 in March of 2018, unit #2E at 288 Pacific Avenue, “the perfect SF pied-a-terre” and “urban home in a beautiful full-service building…directly across the street from the…

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Pending Home Sales in S.F. “Jump” From a 6-Year Low

February 6, 2023

Having dropped to a six-year low in the absolute last month, the net number of homes in contract to be sold across San Francisco has since “jumped nearly 50 percent,”…

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Average Asking Rent in S.F. Ticks Up, Inflation Slows

February 3, 2023

Having slipped at the end of last year with typical seasonality in play, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco ticked up 2 percent in January…

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Benchmark Mortgage Rate Poised to Slip Under 6 Percent, But…

February 2, 2023

The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched down another 4 basis points (0.04 percentage points) over the past week to 6.09 percent and is currently poised to slip…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Trends

Nothing to See Here, It’s Just Another Data Point

February 2, 2023

Purchased for $953,883 in September of 2016, a price which was in-line with the pricing for the other 68 units in the new collection of city homes at 388 Fulton…

Breaking News Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Purchase Mortgage Activity Drops Despite Decline in Rates

February 1, 2023

Despite a drop in the average 30-year mortgage rate to a 4-month low, the seasonally adjusted volume of applications to secure a purchase mortgage loan for a home in the…

Apples To Apples Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation Trends

A Modern Day Classic Fetches Nearly $800K Less

February 1, 2023

Built in 1970 and since “transformed into a modern day classic,” the 4,057-square-foot West Clay Park home at 164 24th Avenue, which features a mid-century modern vibe and ethos, with…

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